All Pink to show her true colours at The Valley

Michael Kent Jr has been pleased with the progress of exciting filly All Pink heading to The Valley on Saturday since her dominant maiden win when so much went wrong.

Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr wouldn’t want a repeat of All Pink’s last outing at The Valley on Saturday.

The result was not the issue. All Pink bolted in when resuming at Terang on April 13.

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All Pink’s behaviour before the race was the problem.

It left the trainers wondering whether weeks of work preparing the filly to resume would be in vain.

All Pink had four jumpouts to prepare her for her racetrack return but the two-year-old still had a trick in the bag for race day.

“Mick and I thought she was $1.01 to be scratched because she got her leg up in the gates and was in there for a long time,” Kent Jr said.

“They took about two minutes to unload her but miraculously they got her back in.

“Thank God they did because she rode a hot speed and won by 4.75 lengths.

“To have that go wrong, ride a hot speed and win by 4.75 lengths, it was a good effort.”

Kent Jr said the stable was delighted with All Pink’s progress since her Terang run.

All Pink cruising to victory in a two-year-old maiden this month. Picture: Reg Ryan/Racing Photos via Getty Images

“We couldn’t be happier with our girl and I thought she was really tough on debut,” Kent Jr said.

“It looks a nice opportunity for her but they don’t give away two-year-old races in town.

However, Kent noted All Pink faced a tricky assignment in the Evergreen Turf Handicap (1000m) at The Valley.

Scratchings have left a field of four to race for $150,000 in prizemoney but Kent Jr said each of All Pink’s rivals presented a challenge for his charge.

“I think Saluted is very smart. I’ve seen her trial a number of times at Cranbourne and she’s very sharp,” Kent Jr said.

“She will be suited coming back to 1000m and I know they do fancy Ciaron’s debutant Tetsu Belle.

“She’ll be the one sitting off and chiming in late and Alzaro has trialled well.”

All Pink is the $2.40 favourite in the revamped market on the race following the scratchings.

Saluted is at $2.80 ahead of the Maher-trained pair Tetsu Belle and Alzaro at $3.80 and $8.50 respectively.

Originally published as All Pink to show her true colours at The Valley